scholarly journals Doha round of WTO negotiations and the domestic support for agriculture in Serbia

2007 ◽  
Vol 52 (172) ◽  
pp. 93-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vesna Popovic ◽  
Branko Katic
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Doha Round ◽  
Internal Support ◽  
Trade Distortion ◽  
Market Approach ◽  
Domestic Support ◽  
Green Box

Beside the fact that the green box essential inspection has, obviously, not been carried out, the long expected modality draft in the agricultural sector for July 2006 is full of opposing ponts of view and conflicting solutions to the problem. Thus, the negotiations have been completely suspended, as the very result of the lack of agreement in the field of agriculture (market approach and internal support). It is expected that Doha round of WTO negotiations should result with a significant improvement in reduction of trade distortion support. Serbia is in the process of joining the WTO and is intensively working on meeting the obligations that are expected to be completed in the process; in this case, in the field of internal support to agriculture. .

Demystifying Blue Box Support to Agriculture Under the WTO: Implications for Developing Countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-185
Author(s):  
Sachin Kumar Sharma ◽  
Adeet Dobhal ◽  
Surabhi Agrawal ◽  
Abhijit Das
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Economic Situation ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Pivotal Role ◽  
Doha Round ◽  
Policy Space ◽  
Specific Support ◽  
Domestic Support ◽  
Agreement On Agriculture

Developing members at the WTO face a shrinkage in policy space for supporting their agricultural sector due to the limited room available under the provisions of the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA). Contrastingly, most developed members can provide high levels of product-specific support without breaching their commitments on account of their support entitlements. For some of these members, the so-called ‘Blue Box’ under the AoA, plays a pivotal role in expanding the policy space with respect to domestic support to agricultural products. Though a lot of scholarship has discussed and examined other support provisions under the AoA, the ‘Blue Box’ remains relatively shrouded in mystery. Testimony to this is the fact that although the Blue Box has found use amongst developed members, no developing member, except for China in 2016, has ever used the Blue Box to support their producers. Given the impasse in the Doha Round of negotiations and limited flexibilities available under the AoA, this paper examines the feasibility and compatibility Blue Box measures with developing members’ socio-economic situation. Findings of this paper bring to fore the variations in member practice and the operational flexibilities available in implementing Blue Box programmes to support agriculture. JEL: F13, F14, F17, Q17

The US crop insurance program and WTO disciplines

2016 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph William Glauber
Keyword(s):  
Dispute Settlement ◽  
Crop Insurance ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Eligibility Criteria ◽  
Agricultural Insurance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Insurance Program ◽  
The Us ◽  
Domestic Support ◽  
Green Box

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the US crop insurance programs in the context of domestic support disciplines under the World Trade Organization (WTO). Crop insurance has become an integral part of many domestic support programs, not just in developed countries, but in important emerging markets as well. An often-cited impetus for the growth in insurance program is the potential treatment of such programs as exempt from WTO reduction commitments. Design/methodology/approach – A detailed examination of the so-called “green box provisions” of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture is presented with particular emphasis on eligibility criteria for crop yield and revenue insurance programs. Findings – While WTO rules potentially shield green box policies from reduction, few developed countries have notified agricultural insurance policies under Annex 2. Moreover, crop insurance programs have been challenged in recent WTO dispute settlement cases and domestic countervailing duty investigations. Originality/value – The paper presents a unique perspective on a program which has become the largest single farm program in the USA.

Agriculture: Food Security and Trade Liberalization

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Tangermann
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Trade Liberalization ◽  
Market Orientation ◽  
World Trade ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
International Markets ◽  
Doha Round ◽  
Domestic Support ◽  
Agreement On Agriculture

In the WTO's Doha Round, agriculture is again at center stage, even though it accounts for no more than a small and declining share of world trade. The Agreement on Agriculture concluded in the Uruguay Round was a huge step forward in the GATT's dealings with agriculture. But more needs to be done. In recent years, agricultural support in several developing countries has increased while developed countries have reformed their farm policies and improved market orientation. One specific problem in the Doha Round negotiations on agriculture is the treatment of public stockholding for food security purposes. A possible solution could come through an amendment of the rules for measuring domestic support, by agreeing that procurement prices below prices prevailing on international markets are not considered "administered prices".

Reforming the WTO Legal Order for Agricultural Trade: Issues for European Rural Policy in the Doha Round

2006 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 805-838 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Cardwell ◽  
Christopher Rodgers
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Agricultural Policy ◽  
Common Agricultural Policy ◽  
Agricultural Trade ◽  
Doha Round ◽  
Payment Scheme ◽  
The Common ◽  
Domestic Support ◽  
Agreement On Agriculture ◽  
Single Farm Payment

AbstractEuropean farm policy has undergone radical change in recent years, culminating in the Agenda 2000 reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy agreed in 1999 and then their Mid-Term Review in 2003. In particular, subsidy payments have been substantially ‘decoupled’ from production and switched decisively towards providing income support for farmers under a new ‘single farm payment’ scheme. These reforms have been predicated upon the need to win acceptance for Community farm subsidies in the Doha Round of WTO negotiations. This article examines the new law of the Common Agricultural Policy against the background of the domestic support reduction commitments contained in the 1994 Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture. It questions the extent to which the single farm payment scheme fulfils the requirements for ‘green box’ exemption from such commitments. Options for the re-negotiation of the Agreement on Agriculture are discussed, including measures to improve the justiciability of its terms and to exclude discriminatory and trade-distorting domestic support. The article also considers the implications of the recent WTO Appellate Body Decisions inUnited States—Subsidies on Upland Cotton and European Communities-Export Subsidies on Sugar. It concludes that the Community will have difficulty gaining acceptance for its reforms among WTO Members. Whatever the legitimacy of its subsidy regime within the framework of the current Agreement on Agriculture, the emergence of a strong negotiating position among developing countries, posited on opposition to the volume of farm support maintained by the Community and United States, may present even greater obstacles to the conclusion of a new Agreement on Agriculture in the Doha Round.

scholarly journals El establecimiento de reglas de la Organización Mundial de Comercio sobre laayuda interna. Una evaluación del enfoque de la Ronda de Doha

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
David Blandford
Keyword(s):  
Uruguay Round ◽  
Oecd Countries ◽  
Doha Round ◽  
Agricultural Policies ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Domestic Support ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Uruguay Round Agreement

<div data-canvas-width="513.466583333333">The elements of the approach to disciplining domestic support for agriculture in the Doha round of WTO negotiations are evaluated using data for a selection of OECD countries. Despite a substantial increase in complexity in comparison to the Uruguay Round Agreement, the new approach is unlikely to require real reductions in trade-distorting support. As a result it is unlikely to stimulate further reforms in domestic agricultural policies in OECD countries.</div>

“Green box” and Innovative Development of the Regional Agricultural Sector

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 181-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irina Nikolaevna Sycheva ◽  
Elena Sergeyevna Permyakova ◽  
Natalya Nikolaevna Kuzmina
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Innovative Development ◽  
Green Box

Doha Round negotiations on the green box and beyond

2010 ◽  
pp. 36-69
Author(s):  
Hepburn Jonathan ◽  
Christophe Bellmann
Keyword(s):  
Doha Round ◽  
Green Box

scholarly journals DANA PELAYANAN UMUM: SUDAH REPRESENT ATIFKAH KEBIJAKAN BANTUAN DOMESTIK INDONESIA DI SEKTOR PERT ANIAN?

Agro Ekonomi ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Sri Nuryanti ◽  
Frans B.M Dabukke
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Local Level ◽  
National Level ◽  
Efficiency Improvement ◽  
Marketing Activities ◽  
Support Policy ◽  
Domestic Support ◽  
The Needy ◽  
Green Box

Domestic Support that included in Green Box is other term of support for farmer in according to agricultural and rural development. So far, developing countries' domestic support is limited. Among General services becomes the most important one among domestic support items. Regarding to competitiveness improvement, domestic support policy is being non-pricefactor of productivity and efficiency improvement. As most budgets are decentralized to local level, gene FaI services becomes important onefor agricultural and rural developments. Nonetheless, necessary to analyze and calculate the magnitude of domestic support which related to general services of green boxfor national and local level. The budget of Indonesian domestic support during 2001-2005 tended to increase. The highest percentage of budget was allocatedfor domesticfood aidfor the needy. Thenfollow by stockholding for food security, general services, and dissaster relief Calculation on wethergeneral services and domestic support budgetfor national level not aggregately accounted local levelyet. The nominal value did not reflect the real allocations. The calculation of green box budget aspart of domestic support has ignored role of general services. General services budget has been most allocated for infrastructure, research, pest and disease control, and promotion and marketing activities. On local level, only 29 per cent budget allocated for general services. Three largest components were allocated for infrastucture, extention, and promotion and marketing activities.

Power could shift to national level in EU agriculture

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Agricultural Policy ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
National Level ◽  
Trade Agreement ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Eu Policies ◽  
Domestic Support ◽  
Policy Mandate

Subject The EU’s agricultural sector. Significance The EU’s agricultural sector faces a series of changes over the next few years: a trade agreement with Mercosur, a budget gap after the United Kingdom leaves the bloc and operational changes to subsidies. At the same time, Brussels is quietly considering a longer-term shift in its agricultural policy mandate. Impacts As the CAP is one of the most central EU policies, even limited devolution could encourage other sectors to push for similar changes. Countries with an agricultural base and a growing Eurosceptic populace such as Italy will seek to capitalise on these developments. Macron’s support for cutting CAP funding is likely to upset French farmers and could damage his domestic support. If no other solution for the Irish border is found, the United Kingdom may continue to comply with EU agricultural regulations after Brexit.

scholarly journals State regulation in the field of increasing the productivity of the resource potential utilization of the agricultural sector

2019 ◽  
pp. 51-57
Author(s):  
Pavlo Matvieiev
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Policy ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Agrarian Reform ◽  
State Regulation ◽  
The State ◽  
Resource Potential ◽  
Agrarian Sector ◽  
Agrarian Policy ◽  
Potential Use ◽  
Green Box

Introduction. The agro-industrial sector has a significant impact on the national economy state, so the key task of public policy is to ensure its continued development. The purpose of the research is to evaluate the experience of highly developed countries (such as the USA) in the state regulation field of the productivity of the resource potential use at the agricultural sector to determine the key directions of the domestic agrarian policy development. Results. The possibility of using "green box" levers in domestic agricultural policy has been established aimed at optimizing the use of resource potential. The criteria of belonging of state measures to the "green box" are defined: their influence should not concern the price support of productions, financing is carried out at the expense of government budget programs, and not consumers of agricultural production. Uncertainty of goals and strategy of domestic agrarian reform has been revealed. The main reason for the imperfect development strategy of the domestic agrarian sphere is outlined - the lack of a concept and mechanism for state regulation of the productivity utilization of the resource potential at the agricultural sector enterprises. The low level of attention of the state authorities to the agriculture resource potential is justified. It has been established that the current practice of crop management leads to a deterioration of the soil and climatic conditions. This necessitates the search for new approaches to shaping the resource potential of agricultural enterprises. The unsatisfac-tory condition of fixed assets used in agriculture and their impact on the yield of agricultural products are characterized. The chronology of the state regulation system transformation of productivity of resource potential use in the USA’s agricul-tural sector is considered. The existence of permanent goals of agricultural policy has been established. The main types of US farms are characterized: individual farms, family partnerships and corporations. The American system orientation on strengthening the influence of state regulation in order to provide conditions for efficient use of resource potential is estab-lished. The main shortcomings of the domestic agricultural policy are identified and the directions of its improvement are suggested. Conclusions. Today there is no alternative to active state regulation aimed at the formation, restoration and utiliza-tion of the resource potential of the domestic agrarian sector. In this regard, it is necessary to ensure the optimal structure of market and social leverages on the resource potential. This impact must be comprehensive and continuous in order to achieve the stated goal. Keywords: resource potential, mechanism, agricultural enterprise, productivity, agrarian sector, agrarian policy, strategy, agrarian reform.

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